Apple Pie Date Bars
Simple, 8-ingredient apple pie bars sweetened with dates, cinnamon, and a touch of maple syrup. These entirely vegan, gluten-free bars make the perfect on-the-go snack or breakfast seriously reminiscent of Apple Pie Larabars.
Ingredients
- 1 small apple ((cored, peeled and chopped // sweet or tart is fine))
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 13-14 whole dates ((pitted* // 13-14 dates yield ~2/3 cup packed))
- 1 cup raw or roasted almonds
- 1 cup raw or roasted walnuts
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 C).
- 2
Place chopped apple on a baking sheet and toss with olive oil, maple syrup, cinnamon, and sea salt. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until soft and fragrant. Set aside.
- 3
In a food processor, grind nuts into a meal - a few chunkier pieces are OK. Then add dates and pulse until a loose dough is formed. Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl.
- 4
Give the baked apples another chop with a sharp knife so the pieces aren’t so large. Slowly add apples a few Tbsp at a time until the mixture forms a moist dough. If your mixture got too wet, simply add more ground walnuts, almonds, or even a handful oats. Reserve leftover apples for other use (oatmeal, smoothies, yogurt, etc.)
- 5
Transfer mixture to parchment-lined loaf pan and spread evenly with a spoon or spatula. Top with plastic wrap and use fingers to press it firmly into all corners until uniformly flat on top. For extra thickness, cram the mixture into 3/4 of the pan and reserve a blank space. This will make less bars, but they will be much thicker. Cover and freeze to set.
- 6
Chop into desired number of bars - anywhere from 4-8 (as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size).
- 7
To store, pack in a bag or container and place a piece of parchment between each bar so they don’t stick together. l keep mine in the freezer to stay fresher longer, but the refrigerator is fine, too.
- 8
If you’re traveling, they should be fine for a day or so. But keep them refrigerated or frozen otherwise.
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